Brocchinia canariensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[2]
Brocchinia canariensis | |
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Shell of Brocchinia canariensis (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Cancellariidae |
Genus: | Brocchinia |
Species: | B. canariensis
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Binomial name | |
Brocchinia canariensis Rolan & Hernandez, 2009[1]
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Canary Islands.
References
edit- Rolàn, E. & Hernandez, J.M., 2009. Nueva informacion sobre el genero Brocchinia (Gastropoda, Cancellariidae) en Canarias. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias 20(3–4)("2008"): 103–109